The story in chapters.
1 Intro Athletic Days at Lowerhouse – an Overview
2 Background Athletics Festivals : The run-up:
3 Warm up Athletics at Lowerhouse : 1872 A warm up event
4 1873 Athletic Festivals – 1873 Up and Running
5 1874 1874 a most interesting exhibition of athletic skill and power…
6 1875 “A country village on the outskirts of Burnley”
7 1876 1876 and Lowerhouse double their money
8 1877 “More successful than the greatest enthusiast might expect”
9 1878 The Two Athletics Galas of 1878.
10 1878 1878 AGM (re strike)
11 1879 The Show must go on?
12 1880 A tale of triumph and skulduggery
13 1881 “Quite an ancient fixture at a capital little cricket ground. “
14 1882 No mechnics, artizans or labourers allowed?
Off track – other stories
A1 John Howard
A2 Tysoe
Programmes
P1 1890 programme
P2 1905 programme